Wyoming Outfitters & Guides Association

Guiding America since 1959

photo by Mark Gocke

Greetings from the president of WYOGA!

Thank you for your interest in the Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association.

WYOGA members are dedicated professionals striving to give their clients a wonderful outdoor experience. Whether you are looking for an outstanding hunting or fishing trip, back country pack trip, or one of the many other year round outdoor recreational activities provided by these professionals, you are sure to go home with memories that will last a lifetime.

Over the years, WYOGA has fought legislatively to ensure resident and non-resident sportsmen continue to have the proper allocation of licenses to pursue big game and trophy game animals. The members also spend countless hours and resources on the issues that concern sportsmen and outdoor enthusiasts, such as delisting of the grizzly bear, wolf and predator control, and access to public lands.

Wyoming’s abundant wildlife, scenic beauty and friendly people make this great state one of the premier destinations in North America. Come experience what the “Cowboy State” has to offer.

We offer elk hunts in trophy area 7 and antelope hunts in area 42. We operate on a private ranch in the Laramie Mountain Range. Our specialty is archery elk. Our fully guided hunts offer the opportunity to hunt trophy bull elk and antelope in an unbelievably beautiful setting.

Wyoga Big Game Awards

Click here to view the 2018 Big Game Awards results for the 2017 hunt season

Preference Points explained

"WHAT THE HECK DO YOU MEAN, I didn't draw my dang Wyoming elk license again!!!" I'm sure most of us have either said, or at least heard this very statement, quickly followed by a few other choice words of disappointment! So, if you are like many non-resident sportsmen, you have at least a few questions surrounding Wyoming's big game preference points system.

In an effort to help folks better understand how the preference points system works, a few facts, figures, opinions and application strategies will be presented. Understanding the dynamics of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department's big game license drawing may be of real benefit to you in successfully drawing that coveted antelope, deer, elk, bighorn sheep or Shiras moose license, when, where and how you wish to hunt them in future years!

These results are contained in a study commissioned by the Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association and its partners, and produced by Southwick Associates. You can download the summary report here, and the full report here.

Elk is the most targeted species by resident and guided nonresident hunters.

Antelope and mule deer are the most targeted species by unguided nonresident hunters.